Tonight marked the broadcast of the 60 Minutes profile on the annual Stand Down event. Of course, I discovered this by chance in Pacific Time, so the link is below for everyone to check it out.
However you may feel about the piece, you have to believe in the amazing intentions of the Stand Down program. It is disgraceful that our government cannot provide for those that serve to protect it. I was a bit thrown off by the focus on addiction for many of the displaced veterans. That comes across as a cop out seeing as we have lowered our standards for those fit to serve, and consequently we are getting younger recruits with less education, more likely a weaker family base, fewer opportunities, and then shipping them off to live under constant threat. Seems a bit unfair to then look down on somebody who develops a dependency.
This is another glaring example of the deterioration of America, not just the circumstances around us, but the attitude that we often ascribe them. We are becoming further isolated and detached from one another, and too many are getting swallowed up in the cracks. Meanwhile, the majority of our elected officials have been twiddling their thumbs waiting around for mid-term elections before they decide how to proceed. They have no understanding of what it means to hold office. America was founded on the power of the people, but it has become a place where the people are the last to be considered. How do we change it?
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6966795n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel
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